Revealed: Dozens of maternity units at risk of closure
A national NHS leader has told HSJ he expects more maternity units to close, while analysis suggests dozens face similar problems to a hospital where births were suspended this month.
‘Golden hellos’ offered in bid to reopen unit
A trust is offering “golden hellos” to obstetric consultants to plug gaps at a rural maternity unit, where it suspended births this week, after a recruitment round failed last month.
Lack of doctors closes maternity unit
A rural maternity unit is closing this week, despite local opposition, blaming a lack of doctors.
Hospital running out of space for bodies after rise in deaths
A trust warned it was running out of mortuary space and not meeting new standards, following national concerns about post-death care in the NHS.
ICB CEO temporarily steps down after three months
The interim chief executive of an integrated care board cluster has temporarily stepped down after just three months in the role.
‘Intolerable harm’ being caused by ICB restructure
Six unions have accused two integrated care boards of failing in their statutory duties and causing “intolerable” harm through their restructure.
ICB exec steps back from consultancy firm founded with former CEO
An integrated care board executive has stepped back from a management consultancy firm she helped to found with the former chief executive of the ICB, just days after its launch.
ICB issues tougher spending rules for local trusts
Several trusts in the South West are being asked to restrict all non-essential spending due to their “challenging financial position”.
Three times more GPs leaving some ICBs
Some systems saw fully qualified GPs leave their roles at three times the rate of other patches last year, according to new figures.
Trust cancels ‘inefficient and expensive’ integration contract
An acute trust has decided to end a 20-year-long partnership agreement with a local authority to deliver adult social care services as the model has become “inefficient and expensive”.
Ex-hospital chief to lead ICB cluster
An experienced former hospital chief executive has been appointed as CEO of an integrated care board cluster for at least 12 months.
Revealed: The systems being denied deficit support
One system accounts for more than a quarter of the £460m of deficit support funding withheld from 13 systems by NHS England this year, HSJ can reveal.
Revealed: Seven systems now forecasting £400m overspend
Seven integrated care systems are now forecasting a combined overspend of £400m, according to an HSJ analysis of the latest official data.
Another ICB CEO announces departure
The leadership of another integrated care board has been thrown into doubt after its CEO unexpectedly announced he is leaving next week.
£44m deficit declared by first trust to abandon financial plan
A large trust has become the first to publicly admit it will fail to meet its financial plan this year and will plunge into a deficit of more than £40m.
Trust ‘losing £35m a year’ from integration contract
An acute trust is considering ending a 20-year partnership with a local authority as the cost of delivering adult social care services is exceeding funding by £35m per year.
Revealed: £260m deficit support withheld from 10 systems
NHS England has withheld over £260m from 10 local systems due to concerns over finances, HSJ can reveal.
NHSE rejects ICB’s cost-cutting proposal
NHS England has knocked back plans to merge corporate services across an integrated care system – blaming the size of the patch’s deficit.
Nine systems get extra deficit funding
Nine integrated care systems have been allowed to set higher planned deficits than last year, new figures show.
NHSE tells ICBs to slow elective referrals
NHS England has told integrated care boards they need to slow down elective referrals dramatically – nearly eliminating year-on-year growth – with high-profile waiting list targets under threat.